Toyota Yaris News

The exchange at Toyota Canada began like any other - sign the paperwork, grab the keys, go out and find my test vehicle.

Among those was the next Chevrolet Aveo, which will take up the B-segment mantle to battle the new Ford Fiesta, Mazda2, Honda Fit, and Toyota Yaris.

A U.S. version of the tiny Mazda2 goes into showrooms in 2010. A burgeoning small car market in the U.S. convinced Mazda to finally sell its tiny Mazda2 here.

Aging baby boomers and their finicky offspring may not see eye to eye on much these days, but both demographic groups seem to agree that smaller is better when it comes to new cars.

Mr. Pipas's numbers show significant recent shifts from large vehicles, including truck-based S.U.V.'s, to cars and car-based crossover utility vehicles, and he cited surveys showing that the size of new homes shrank last year after a long march toward McMansions.

Today we were in Michigan to learn quite a lot about the 2011 Ford Fiesta--absolutely none of which we're allowed to share with you today.

Europe has it already, and now Ford's terrific little Fiesta subcompact is getting ready to tackle the North American market.

Ford continues to prime the pump for the upcoming Fiesta sub-compact, set to be introduced next summer.

Ford is banking on its newest subcompact to pull entry-level buyers into its showrooms come next summer.

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The two body styles of this model clearly cater to two different classes. While the sedan is slightly more conservative in its trims and interior treatment, the three- and five-door Liftback models are more flamboyant, with a more aerodynamic look, European design influences, and a rear roof spoiler atop the hatch.

The Yaris still manages to look quite stylish compared to most other models in its class-especially as a hatchback-even though it's been three years since its U.S. introduction.

By Jim Henry Nov 9, 2009 In only its second year, U.S. sales are down sharply for the Smart brand.

Visually, the Accent isn't very remarkable. While the sedan model is quite short and stubby from the outside, the three-door hatchback is the clear winner from the exterior, with a more cohesive shape that looks more sophisticated from a distance.

Toyota - like so many automakers before it - has returned to the "pink" well to lure female buyers with the rollout of its Hard Kandy Yaris .

October 29, 2009 Fiat's mid-cycle update of its best-seller arrived in Italian showrooms last week.

By next month, we can include the Mazda 2 to a small group of mass-market five-door B-segment hatchbacks that include the Honda Jazz and Toyota Yaris.

However, Volkswagen is taking the adver-gaming concept a huge step forward, by releasing a free iPhone game in lieu of a traditional advertising campaign.

But not all compacts suck. By Thomas Watson Thomas Watson is a senior writer with Canadian Business .

There is no business, financial or manufacturing case for it. It is a design that dates back to the origins of the automobile.